Hand stamping-machine.



Patented Dec. 15, I914.

WITNESSES AWORNEYS UN TED ST ESP TENT O rin.

ALBERT MARKS,OF1\TEW Y0-RK, 1\T. Y.

HAND STAMIP1NG-MAGHINE.

Applicatioanled au ust 31, 1912, SerialHo. "718,0 9 6. Renewed September 2, 1914. Serial No. 859,918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT Marx s, a citi zen of the United States, and a resldent of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn,"

in the county of Kings and State of New York have invented anew and Improved Hand Stamping-Machine, of whichthe fol-' lowing is a full, clear, and exactdescription. This invention relates to hand-stampmg devices and has particular. reference to a machine made principally of metal and having consequently a set of'metallic type characters asv distinguished from stampmg devices having rubber characters.

Among the objects of this invention in addition tothe provision of' ametallic construction is to provide a device of a very i simple and compact nature, whereby the trade may be supplied at a low cost with a taken at right angles to Fig. 2; andFigA: is g a view corresponding to 2, but with the parts in the opposite P08111011.

Throughout the following descr ption and on the severalfigures of the drawings, 51mllar parts are referred to by like reference characters. I

Referring particularly to the drawlngs, I

show at 10 a type cylinder ofany approved construction, the severalp arts or characters vof which are made preferably of metal and journaled upon an axis 11 ma casing 12-.

The type mechanism maybe of anyadesired construction and constitutes per se no part of the present invention. The casing 12 is provided with an upwardly extendlng stem 13 terminating in a handle 14 and is held normally elevated by virtue of a spring operating between said handle and any suitable fixed abutment as at 13. A shell'or housing 16 incloses the casing 12 and asso- Q ciated parts and extendingupwardly therefrom is a sleeve 17 which -incloses the stem 13 and'spring 15, the upper end of the sleeve rojectingv normally into a-cavity 14 in the 1. liandle. The housing is shown as including I a pair of side plates 18, which may be connected tothe portion of the housing in any suitable manner or made integral therewith if desired; The lower ends of the side plates 18 are adapted to'form the main supis normally verticahand extending at right angles to said wall, each of the'wings has Specification of Letters Patent. Pate t d Dee 15 1g14 a pair of flanges 21 which lie-just withinI the side plates 18..,,The lower edges 21 of the said flanges are cam-shaped or curved,

whereby when downward pressure is applled to the handle 14, the cams 21 will slide along the paper or material to be stamped,

the wings separating as indicated inFig. 4

of the drawings, the wings thereby being thrust out of'the path of the cylinder 10 which is brought down at the'same movement. The wings are provided at their upper portions-with shoulders 22, which-when.

the partsare restored-to normal position throughthe force of the spring 15, will cooperate with cams 23, formed on the shell 16 just within the side plates 18 and closely adjacentthe studs 19. The effect of the cams 23 is to cause the wings 20 to approach operation ofthel'machine, I providean ink pad 2& carried ina cradle 25. The cradle is made preferably of sheet metal and is pivoted on the inside of one of the wings 20 by means of a pivot 26extending through the flanges 21 of said wing and through a pair of downwardly-extending cars 25. The

of the cylinder as indicatedat and the shorter arm of which in the normal position .or while-the device is approaching the normal. fposition, cooperates with a pair of shoulders 28 adjacent the lower corners on one side of the w are being restored to their normal position,

the short arm of the cradle will"ride up along said cams 28, which will result in v swinging the cradle, so that the end 27 there- H of will come into contact with theactive type characters, 1 l/Vhen the cylinder is perated downwardly, the cradle will swing downwardly and glide along the paper as indicated in dotted lines in Fig; 2, the longer end of the vcradle also gliding along the paper when the machine is undergoing the return or rebounding movement, so that the the like, and for this reason I would have it understood that I do not wish to be limited in its use or application to a dating machine such as illustrated.

The several parts of the invention maybe made of'any suitable materials and'the relative. sizes or proportions thereofmay be varied to a considerable extent, without departing from the invention hereinafter claimed. j

Having thus described my invention, I

claim-as newrand desire to secure by Let ters Patent I a 1. The herein described stamping machine, comprising a casing, a type cylinder carried within said casing, a shell, means to operate the casingin'r'elation to the 'shell,'a

pair of wings pivoted to the casing and having cam-shaped lower ends for cooperation 1 cams carriedbythe shell, serving to restore i the wings to normaliposition'with the ink with thearticle being stamped, an ink pad carried by one of the'wings and afset of pad in contact with the active type characters. I v 2.*In a stamping machine, the combinationof a casing,-a type cylinder within the casing, movable downwardly therewith, a

shell embracing the casing, a handle operative through said shell and connectedwith the casing, whereby the casing is operated I downwardly and then upwardly,:a pair of wings pivoted to the casing and adapted to separate at their lower ends by contact with the paper being stamped when the casing is thrust downwardly," aniink pad carried by one of the. wings, and means cooperating with the ink pad .to cause one portion of it to contact with the active characters on the cylinder when the casing and wings are restored to normal position.

Copies or this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by adclressi 3 'wumnmnvnav tion of a stationary shell,"acasingmovable vertically in "sai d 'lshell, adjustable type mechanism carried by the casing adapted to be thrust downwardly into the plane of the"- I lower end; of the shell, means to restore'the v 3. a attesting"was; teases.

casing to normal elevated-position,"awing"' *pivoted to the casing-and 'adaptedto be thrown laterally out of the path of, the type mechanism by contact withithepaper being stamped'when the casing is jthrustdown jwardly, means to automatically restore the i wingto normal; po'sitioniwhen the'casing is 5 returnedto its elevated position, an ink-padcarried by'said wing, the link pad compris ing 'a"be1lc rank structure, one portion of which is adapted to contact the" active type characters for automatically re-inking the same and another portion of the bellcrank being adapted to engagewith the casing to cause saidxcontact between the type characters, p h Y tln a stamping machine, the-combination of 'ashell, typemechanism within the the ink pad and shell, means to force the type mechanism v downward, an 'ink" pad movable wi th' -the type mechanismrelatively t'othe shell, cam

mechanism cooperating with the paperbe ing 'stampedt'o' cause the'ink pad toswing laterally out of the path of the type rnechanism on the down stroke, and other cam mechanism to swing the ink pad back into Contact with the type mechanism'onthere 'j '95 In p g machine, the combin turn stroke."

tion'of a casing, type mechanism carriedby the casing ink P inorrnallyT in Contact f with the type mechanism'andjdirectlyor i the same, means to operate the type mechanism downwardly, andcam mechanism" associated with the inkingfme'chanis'm land 00-. j operating with the 'paper'being'stamped to throw the same laterally out of the path'o'f the type mechanismwhen'the latter is ops verated. v 1

e. In a st'amping'machinefthe combina tion of a depressible casing, type mechanism carried by said casing, a wing freely pivoted 7 110 a pivoted upon said wing, sa-idj wing and'pad being automatically moved from beneath the I type'mechanismfby contact'with the paper' upon said casing, andan inking pad freely being stamped whenthe casing is depressed.

In testimony whereof lhave signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses,

Witnesses: I

(JOHN P. Dav s, PHILIP, D. RoLLHAUs.

ALBERT Masks.

n g 'the i Commissioner a es; j 

